scholarly journals Comparison of Selected Rivet and Riveting Instructions

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (6) ◽  
pp. 39-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerzy Kaniowski
Keyword(s):  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Crack Nucleation ◽  
Protective Layer ◽  
Fatigue Properties ◽  
Stress Concentrations ◽  
Metal Parts ◽  
Sheet Metal Parts ◽  
Riveting Process ◽  
Technical Specifications

AbstractSheet metal parts are widely used in airframes. Most sheet metal parts used in aircraft assembly are joined using rivets. A number of riveting parameters directly influence fatigue properties of a structure. These include a rivet length, driven head diameter, tolerance of a rivet hole and a rivet shank diameter, and a protective layer among others. Unfavourable selection or change of these parameters can lead to stress concentrations and early crack nucleation. Crack growth can cause failure of a whole structure.The selection of the riveting process parameters is usually described in a company’s internal instruction (process specifications). Some parameters can be defined in an aircraft's technical specifications. Riveting instructions among other production documentation are part of a company's closely guarded know-how. The author obtained access to two riveting instructions used in Poland and three such documents used in western Europe. The author was permitted to publish the comparison of the parameters from these documents but he is not supposed to reveal any other information. For the reasons stated above, the following cryptonyms were used in the article: Poland-1, Poland-2, West-1, West-2 and West-3.The quality of a joint also depends on rivets parameters that are defined in rivets standards. For this reason, selected rivets defined in the Polish and Russian industry standards as well as western standards are compared in this paper. Tolerances of a rivet and a hole diameter, clearances between a rivet and a hole, rivet lengths anticipated for driven head formation as well as driven head dimensions are taken into account.

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Blanking for Thin Sheet Metal Parts

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 319-333
Author(s):  
Vincent Lemiale ◽  
Philippe Picart ◽  
Sébastien Meunier
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Thin Sheet ◽  
Metal Parts ◽  
Sheet Metal Parts ◽  
Thin Sheet Metal

Analysis of Nonlinear Variation Accumulation in Auto-Body Assembly Process

Manufacturing ◽  
2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Lian ◽  
Zhongqin Lin ◽  
Fusheng Yao ◽  
Xinmin Lai
Keyword(s):  
Sheet Metal ◽  
State Equation ◽  
Assembly Process ◽  
Transformation Mechanism ◽  
Metal Parts ◽  
Sheet Metal Parts ◽  
Accumulation Mechanism ◽  
Auto Body ◽  
Non Gaussian ◽  
Geometrical Dimensions

In the assembly process of auto-body, variations in the geometrical dimensions of sheet metal parts and fixtures are inevitable. These variations accumulate through the multi-station assembly process to form the dimensional variations of the final products. Compared with the assembly of rigid parts, the assembly process of the elastic parts is more complex because the variation accumulation patterns rely much on the variations of fixture, jointing methods and mechanical deformation. This paper aims at analyzing the variation transformation mechanism and accumulation characteristics for the assembly of sheet metal parts based on the analysis of dimensional coordination relations among parts and fixtures. Finite element method (FEM) and Monte-Carlo Simulation (MCS) were used to analyze the effect of jointing contact on variation transformation, while a state equation was developed to describe the variation accumulation mechanism. The result of the analysis indicates that the main characteristics of elastic assembly jointing are the overlap jointing methods and elastic contacts action. The fact that the variation transform coefficients (VTC) are variable makes the assembly variation distribution Non-Gaussian even if the dimension variation of parts is Gaussian distribution. The analysis conclusions have potential value for more reasonable tolerance synthesis of elastic parts assembly.

Aanalysis of springback phenomenon in pipe bending

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-232
Author(s):  
Rahul Hingole ◽  
Vilas Nandedkar
Keyword(s):  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Metal Parts ◽  
Sheet Metal Parts ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Forming Tools ◽  
Pipe Bending

The term springback is defined as the change in geometry of a component after forming, when the forces are removed from forming tools. As springback affects the final shape of the part, it can lead to significant difficulties in the assembly of component when springback is not proper. This problem leads to fabrication of inconsistent sheet metal parts; the elastic strain recovery in the material after the tooling is removed. Bendingis the plastic deformation of metals about a linear axis called the bending axis with little or no change in the surface area. Bending types of forming operations have been used widely in sheet metal forming industries to produce structural stamping parts such as braces, brackets, supports, hinges, angles, frames, channel and other nonsymmetrical sheet metal parts. Among them, quite a few efforts have been made to obtain a deep understanding of the springback phenomenon. The beam theory has been applied to formulate the curvature before and after loading of pipe. This research work has focused on study effect of springback effect with a new approach. The ANSYS software is used to analyze spring back effect. The detail study of this springback effect is presented in this paper.

Optimisation of Springback Predicted by Experimental and Numerical Approach by Using Response Surface Methodology

2005 ◽  
Vol 6-8 ◽  
pp. 753-762
Author(s):  
R. Bahloul ◽  
Phillippe dal Santo ◽  
Ali Mkaddem ◽  
A. Potiron
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface ◽  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Fem Simulation ◽  
Numerical Approach ◽  
Tool Geometry ◽  
Nose Radius ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Metal Parts ◽  
Sheet Metal Parts

Bending has significant importance in the sheet metal product industry. Moreover, the springback of sheet metal should be taken into consideration in order to produce bent sheet metal parts within acceptable tolerance limits and to solve geometrical variation for the control of manufacturing process. Nowadays, the importance of this problem increases because of the use of sheet-metal parts with high mechanical characteristics (High Strength Low Alloy steel). This work describes robust methods of predicting springback of parts in 3D modelling subjected to bending and unbending deformations. Also the effects of tool geometry in the final shape after springback are discussed. The first part of this paper presents the laboratory experiments in wiping die bending, in which the influence of process variables, such as die shoulder radius, punch-die clearance, punch nose radius and materials properties were discussed. The second part summarises the finite element analysis by using ABAQUS software and compares these results with some experimental data. It appeared that the final results of the FEM simulation are in good agreement with the experimental ones. An optimisation methodology based on the use of experimental design method and response surface technique is proposed in the third part of this paper. That makes it possible to obtain the optimum values of clearance between the punch and the die and the optimum die radius which can reduce the springback without cracking and damage of product.

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